Lateral take-up device for locomotive-axles.



eaeh side may be removed for renewal of the 'Wear plate 27, and for its own adjustnient by the 4interi)osition of more or less spacing liners 22 between the sections, without disturbing'the rigidly connected inner section l0.

tjvvill tlins'be Seen that the device :is Dro posed by my invention is'not onh7 economical, as to its initial cost, but inuv be ineintnined at all times at n smell Cost, und will be readily adjustable, durable, und highly effective for the purposes above mentioned.

I claixml. A lateral take-up device olf the chur- :icter described` comprising the iizoinbinntion with a locomotive axle, ot' n, take-up member thereon includ-inf: inner and outer sec-- tions having flanged opposing ends. the inner Section of which is innnovnbly connected 'to the axle, end the outer section of which is adjustable on the axle, liners beneowoi tween seid sections for ndjustably spacing` the suine apart, und bolts for ndjustnbly connecting said sections in snaced apart relation and extending throuffh said flanges, each ol? seid sections comprising),` separubly connected parts whereby`to permit of its independent removal.

2. il. Interni tuke-np device of the character described, comprisingr the combination with :i locomotive nxle, of n. tukeup inembcr thereon inchidinp, inner :ind outer .scctions, ineens for immovnbly securing the inner section to tl uxle, :idiustuble connections betvveen the seid sections, said outer section consisting of scparublv connected parts, and havingr n counterbore in its outer end, and n, weer plate :it the outer end of the outer section supported in the eounterbore thereof. f

HENRY BERNHARD FURSTONBURG. 

